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Welcome to RiskBase.

Anybody can read the British Standards and implement them to the letter, but so often this doesn’t result in the most effective (or cost-effective) solution. We do things differently.

In 2005 the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order came along; considered by many businesses as another stealth tax - yet more regulation to comply with.

In reality the Fire Safety Order was designed to make smaller businesses take appropriate fire safety precautions – not pay for consultants to come in and write a report to gather dust and not get read.

Unfortunately, lots of so-called ‘Fire Risk Assessors’ appeared providing prescriptive advice that concentrated mostly on telling clients they needed more equipment and signage; often not helping their clients achieve compliance or improve safety.

Good fire safety concentrates on preventing fires and a sensible fire safety policy - not littering premises with signage and extinguishers.

There’s no reason why most organisations can’t manage their own fire safety. For instance, an office or shop doesn’t need to do anything complicated, it just needs to understand what the hazards are and show that it’s taken steps to reduce the risks.

We developed the RiskBase software tool to speed up the processing of our own clients’ assessments. Three years on it’s now advanced enough for clients to use themselves.

We all hear stories that Health and Safety Laws are too restrictive – conker fights being banned in school playgrounds for instance. These policies have been implemented by people that don’t understand the law. It should be about understanding and reducing hazards relative to the risks.

Whether you’re a small office or a high street retail chain, we have solutions that will fit your requirements and save you money.